YES Typo 2016-2017 Snowboard Review

YES Typo 2017 - 2016
Review by The Good Ride

The Yes Typo has a lot of similarities to the Yes Basic but has a little more of an all mountain taste to it with the small set back. It’s not the All Mountain show stopper that the Yes Standard is but it’s a great board for the price point. You can ride it centered like the Yes Basic on groomer/park days but then set it back on powder days to get a little more directional surfy float. The 2017 Yes Typo is pretty much the same ride as the 2016 but just has a different top sheet.

Approximate Weight: Felt like all YES boards did on the light side of normal.

On Snow Feel: Very stable like camber boards but not catchy like camber. Very easy to one foot off a chair or make it down a long flat run like a cat track. The board is soft and forgiving while still being very lively underfoot.

Powder: The rocker in the nose combined with a minor set back on side cut as well as a little more set back on board makes for better directional float in powder than the Yes Basic and almost as much float as 2015/2016 Yes Optimistic.

Turn Initiation and Carving: Really quick and easy to turn when turning correct and the board is pretty fun to make short quick turns. As the turns get wider they are still very fun and carving is pretty good too. It holds in a turn and has spring out of a turn. However it’s softer flex doesn’t make it a day in day out carver but it can carve.

Speed: The Yes Typo doesn’t have that bomber build and it can be chattery when you pick up speed. It’s fine for mellow mountain riding but I’d like to see it a little better here.

Uneven Terrain: Really easy to ride from first to last chair on a crowded Saturday. It deals with messy resort snow really well.

Edge Hold: Just a hair shy of being as grippy as a Magnetraction board with the full Magnetraction but isn’t as grabby in softer snow. This is a great board for those that see icy conditions often.

Flex: Really soft and buttery while still being poppy. I’d like to see the flex in the tip/tail stiffen up a little bit because it’s almost too easy to butter. I’d say 3.5 out of 5 on Yes’ flex rating is very generous. I would say it’s a 2 out of 5.

Switch: Very easy to ride switch when centered. It is a directional twin but it’s not super directional.

Jibbing: The flex between the feet isn’t super stiff either so it can lock into a more technical box or rail pretty easy. Not a bad jibber for an all mountain board.

Pipe: The edge hold makes this a better pipe board than you would think and it’s a great board to learn how to ride the pipe with.

Jumps: Nice pop and it ollies very well. It’s also a great board for approaching kickers and it’s forgiving when landing too.

So all in all the Yes Typo offers a very consistent ride underfoot in all conditions and provides a great ride for those that want an all mountain board that also excells almost every where in the park. If it was just a little stiffer in the tip and tail it would be a perfect low cost all mountain ride but it’s still one of the best boards we tried in this price point.

Love this board. I started snowboarding 25+ years ago. In the past 8 years I have been playing around on many different boards. After riding regular camber for years I first got a gnu street and gnu park pickle. I progressed much quicker and gained confidence in presses and spins but it felt unstable at speed. Got a k2 happy hour. Adequate but super boring. Next a gnu metal guru. A great well rounded board but seriously lacking in pop and can wash out on a hard carve at speed. Just picked up the yes typo. Loved it! In my humble opinion this board has the perfect camber and is the best do anything board I have ridden. Unbelievably fun! I am not a heavy guy so keep that in mind. Perfect flex for me. I dig it.

This is a fun little board. Well, it's little because I sized down but also it has a softer flex. As a freerider I typically ride bigger stiffer boards but I realized that something was missing. Especially riding in the east (Ontario), my out-west-board just wasn't any fun because the runs are so short and flat here. So I bought the 2016 Yes Typo in a 155 and man is it ever fun. Nice quick turns, flexible for presses and butters. I felt the underbite catch a bit but it could have been I was just rusty. I'd forgotten how fun it was to rip tight turns and play around on the way down. I'd definitely recommend this, especially since the price is right.

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5.05.022Love this board. I started snowboarding 25+ years ago. In the past 8 years I have been playing around on many different boards. After riding regular camber for years I first got a YES Typo 2016-2017 Snowboard Review